Hay-rake.



W. WINTBRS.

HAY RAKB.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 21, 1908.

932,528. Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER WINTERS, 0F TRYON, NEBRASKA.

HAY-RARE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER VVINTERS, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at rIryon, in the county of McPherson and State ofNebraska, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hay- Rakes, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hay rakes, and one of the principal objects ofthe same is to provide an adjustable rake for a hay sweep which shall besimple in construction and eflicient in operation.

Another object is to provide a hay sweep or fork which may be rockedupon a wheel support to throw the points of the teeth toward and fromthe ground.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,-

Figure 1 is a plan view of a hay rake made in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a draft tonguemounted upon a suitable arched axle 2, upon which the ground wheels 3are journaled at the rear of the tongue. A suitable drivers seat 4 issupported upon a spring` bar 5 secured at 6 to the tongue 1. The frontend of the tongue 1 is downwardly curved, as at 7, and is centrallyconnected to an axle 8 by means of a suitable clip 9. The axle 8 hasVmounted upon its ends the wheels 10 for supporting the hay rake andsweep. Supported upon the axle 8 is the hay sweep 11 comprising theforwardly projecting tines connected by a cross bar 12 and at the rearby a similar cross bar 13. Rising from the cross bar 13 is a suitablebracket 14, one at each end, and extending from one to the other is arock shaft 15 to which the rake teeth 1G are secured. Connectedcentrally to the shaft 15 is a two-armed lever, one arm 17 of whichextends above the shaft, and connected thereto is a rod 1S extendingrearwardly and connected to the lower end of the lever 19 pivoted at 20to a segment 2l. Extending below the shaft 15 is the arm 17a of theSpecication of Letters Patent.

Application iled October 21, 1908.

Serial No. 458,901.

lever, to which is connected a rod 18a, the front end of which ispivoted to the lever 19 at 22. i

Extending upward from the cross bar 12 is a standard 28, and pivoted atthe upper end of said standard is a connecting rod 24, the rear end ofwhich is pivoted to a lever 25 journaled at the side of the tongue 1,said lever being provided with a spring pawl 2G designed to engage asegment rack 27. A toothed rack 28 for the lever 19 is secured at theside of the tongue. A doubletree 29 is pivoted at 3() to the tongue,said doubletree carrying swingletrees 31.

The operation of my invention may be brieliy described as follows: Asthe machine is moved from place to place, the sweep 11 may be raised andlowered by means of the lever 25, while the rake may be readily raisedand lowered by means of the lever 19.

My invention is of simple. construction, will operate smoothly undervarying conditions and is strong, durable and eflicient.

I claim 1. A hay rake comprising a rear axle, a draft tongue mountedupon said axle, wheels journaled to said axle a front axle, wheels onsaid axle, the front end of said tongue being secured centrally to saidfront axle, a hay sweep, means for raising and lowering said sweep, ahay fork pivoted above the rear end of the sweep, and means for raisingand lowering said rake.

2. A hay rake comprising a draft tongue mounted on wheels, a sweepmounted upon the front axle, a cross bar on said sweep, a standardsecured to said cross bar, a lever, a connecting rod pivoted to saidstandard and extending to said lever for raising and lowering saidsweep, a hay rake, a two-armed lever, an operating lever, and connectingrods extending from said two-armed lever to said operating lever.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALTER WINTERS.

Witnesses:

L. C. RENEAU, LiLLm M. RENEAU.

Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

